
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Secure motorcycle for trans-
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Gearshift assistant . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 103
Tire Pressure Control TCP/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . 108
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 116
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 122
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 137
General instructions . . . . . . . 138
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 139
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Washing your motorcy-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 154
Protective wax coating . . . . 154
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
10 Technical data . . . . . . 155
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 156
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 157
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 163
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 165
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 166
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 169
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 173
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Summary of Contents for R 1200 GS 2014
Page 1: ...Rider s Manual US Model R1200GS BMW Motorrad The Ultimate Riding Machine...
Page 10: ...1 8 z General instructions...
Page 12: ...2 10 z Overviews...
Page 14: ...2 12 z Overviews...
Page 44: ...3 42 z Displays...
Page 82: ...4 80 z Operation...
Page 98: ...5 96 z Riding...
Page 108: ...6 106 z Technology in detail...
Page 138: ...7 136 z Maintenance...
Page 152: ...8 150 z Accessories...
Page 172: ...10 170 z Technical data...
Page 183: ...Work carried out Odometer reading Date 11 181 z Service...
Page 184: ...11 182 z Service...
Page 185: ...Appendix Certificate 184 12 183 z Appendix...
Page 195: ...13 193 z Index...